Preschool fun and games

Pre-school is a very important part of our childrens lives for personal, social, economical, and emotional development. It requires communication, including talking and listening. knowledge and understanding of the world and creative and aesthetic development. The Very Hungry Caterpillar range offers simplistic puzzles and games and The Gruffalo is always a firm favourite with pre-school children. Jack in the boxes, tea sets and playground pals, picture dominos and simplistic wooden puzzles will keep inquisitive minds entertained for hours. For little boys there are train sets from Thomas The Tank Engine and Chuggington and for the girls Peppa Pig, Dora and In The Night Garden.

Aquadoodle brings innovative new ways for your preschooler to express themselves with Aquadraw playmats and mini drawing mats; no mess, no paint spills or small colourful hand prints on the wall. Bob the builder fans will get hours of fun from all their favourite characters, sticker sets and activity packs. For more train-based fun, Chuggington comes along with colourful kiddy friendly trains they can build and customise. Crayola adds more ways to paint and colour. If your little girl loves princesses or your little boy loves cars then Disney has sticker sets and colouring packs. To help your little one learn a second language, Dora the Explorer makes learning Spanish fun.

Fisher Price, always a firm favourite with parents, sells educational playtime toys to help your toddler grow and learn interact with bright and colourful toys. Halsall has a great picnic tea set which is perfect for a teddy bear picnic. Hello Kitty has a massive range from low-cost sticker books to garden slides, picnic tables and playhouses. Tiny ones will love to read and learn about The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Peppa Pig fans will love playing with Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig, Peppa Pig, and her little brother George Pig in ther playsets, sticker books and activity sets. For something more creative, let them express themselves with Play Doh. Playskool offers In The Night Garden playsets and multi-coloured toys to stimualte curios minds.

Rainbow Designs bring family favourites like The Snowman, Gruffalo, eco-friendly wooden toys and magnetic fun books and puzzles and they'll just love the soft cuddly Miffy toys as they cuddle them to sleep. Little girls always love pretending to be mum with Peek A Boo dolls. Woodworks brings back old-fashioned toys with their retro wooden-inspired range including pull-a-long toys and wooden puzzles.